I'm still at it, though I feel more and more like a rabbit as the days go by.
I feel very clean and hydrated. This is good!
I've mostly been eating greenies, salads, eggs, fruit, sweet potato chips, and things made of coconut.
Here is my favorite sweet potato chip recipe. The chips are not so much "chips" as they are "squishy slices", but that might be able to be fixed with some alterations to cooking time and temperature. However, I like them as they are:
Ingredients/supplies:
Oven (or a toaster oven)
Knife
Cutting board
Oil (I used olive)
Salt
Pepper
Chili powder
Cumin
Sweet potatoes
Directions:
1. Wash the sweet potatoes.
2. Slice them transversely (so you get round slices) as thin as you can without cutting yourself. Try to make the slices of vaguely uniform thickness. Don't worry if this plan doesn't work out that well.
3. Oil a cookie sheet or something like it.
4. Arrange the sweet potato slices on the cookie sheet. Drizzle them lightly with oil.
5. Liberally sprinkle them with salt, pepper, chili powder and cumin.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for ten minutes or until easily pierced with a fork.
7. NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM (after they cool, of course).
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Paleo challenge day 1!
In the spirit of the first day of my first Paleo challenge, I'm going to give you a step-by-step guide to making a greenie (green smoothie).
1. Find and assemble blender.
2. Add two large handfuls of mixed greens. You know the kind you can get in large clear plastic tubs for like $5? I use those. The container says that they are "triple washed and ready for enjoyment", so sometimes (okay, often) I don't wash them first. This is not smart, especially considering the knowledge I now have on topics like parasitology and food-borne disease. So I am being a responsible adult by telling you to WASH YOUR DAMN GREENS.
3. Add two cups of water.
4. BLEND!
5. Add two peeled bananas. I like semiripe bananas that are still kind of sort of green, but this is because I have an irrational dislike of overripe bananas. Ick.
6. BLEND!
7. Cut the sides off of an apple so just the core is left. Add the sides. Compost the core. I use Gala apples, but whatever will work.
8. BLEND!
9. Find a tiny coffee grinder (it's best if this is a dedicated tiny coffee grinder) and grind some hemp seeds/flax seeds/sesame seeds/all of the above until powdery. Add this to the blender. You can probably get these seeds at your local co-op! The sesame seeds add excellent texture, and the hemp seeds have a tasty nutty flavor (but wow will they get stuck in your teeth).
10. BLEND!
11. Add a tablespoon-ish of coconut oil. Ohhhh do not skip this step it will make your greenie velvety and silky and perfect. I don't even like coconut flavor that much. Mmmmmmmmmmm yes.
12. BLEND! and enjoy.
The greenie will be bright green, smooth, thick and delicious. Just go for it - don't be dainty. Do not wuss out. I know it looks vaguely like rumen contents, but it tastes amaaaaaaazing! If you want it to be sweeter, use riper bananas. That is all.
1. Find and assemble blender.
2. Add two large handfuls of mixed greens. You know the kind you can get in large clear plastic tubs for like $5? I use those. The container says that they are "triple washed and ready for enjoyment", so sometimes (okay, often) I don't wash them first. This is not smart, especially considering the knowledge I now have on topics like parasitology and food-borne disease. So I am being a responsible adult by telling you to WASH YOUR DAMN GREENS.
3. Add two cups of water.
4. BLEND!
5. Add two peeled bananas. I like semiripe bananas that are still kind of sort of green, but this is because I have an irrational dislike of overripe bananas. Ick.
6. BLEND!
7. Cut the sides off of an apple so just the core is left. Add the sides. Compost the core. I use Gala apples, but whatever will work.
8. BLEND!
9. Find a tiny coffee grinder (it's best if this is a dedicated tiny coffee grinder) and grind some hemp seeds/flax seeds/sesame seeds/all of the above until powdery. Add this to the blender. You can probably get these seeds at your local co-op! The sesame seeds add excellent texture, and the hemp seeds have a tasty nutty flavor (but wow will they get stuck in your teeth).
10. BLEND!
11. Add a tablespoon-ish of coconut oil. Ohhhh do not skip this step it will make your greenie velvety and silky and perfect. I don't even like coconut flavor that much. Mmmmmmmmmmm yes.
12. BLEND! and enjoy.
The greenie will be bright green, smooth, thick and delicious. Just go for it - don't be dainty. Do not wuss out. I know it looks vaguely like rumen contents, but it tastes amaaaaaaazing! If you want it to be sweeter, use riper bananas. That is all.
you guys, coconut oil is awesome:
Okay, so you know how I make green smoothies? I've stepped up this practice since being on some more long-hours rotations (oh, hey surgery! I'm lookin' at you!). This has led to some experimentation with their contents.
IN PARTICULAR:
A tablespoon of coconut oil in your smoothie will make it smooth and delectable and ever-so-silky. I can feel my lips getting moisturized. It is glorious. Mmmmmmmm coconut oil. I don't like coconut shavings, water, or flavoring, but coconut oil is quite tasty!
If you're like me and you don't drink coffee, you can get a coffee grinder for smoothie-making purposes. Coffee grinders are excellent for grinding flax seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds (yes) and just about anything else that is seedy/gritty in its original texture.
Chia seeds go right in - no grinding. They take on some water and become like tiny tapioca pearls.
Peanut butter is another delicious protein-increasing option. I get an organic kind that comes pretty cheaply from the co-op, but you have to stir the oil in before doing anything with the peanut butter proper. It's definitely worth it.
You should probably thoroughly scrub your blender more frequently than I do.
Happy smoothie-making!
IN PARTICULAR:
A tablespoon of coconut oil in your smoothie will make it smooth and delectable and ever-so-silky. I can feel my lips getting moisturized. It is glorious. Mmmmmmmm coconut oil. I don't like coconut shavings, water, or flavoring, but coconut oil is quite tasty!
If you're like me and you don't drink coffee, you can get a coffee grinder for smoothie-making purposes. Coffee grinders are excellent for grinding flax seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds (yes) and just about anything else that is seedy/gritty in its original texture.
Chia seeds go right in - no grinding. They take on some water and become like tiny tapioca pearls.
Peanut butter is another delicious protein-increasing option. I get an organic kind that comes pretty cheaply from the co-op, but you have to stir the oil in before doing anything with the peanut butter proper. It's definitely worth it.
You should probably thoroughly scrub your blender more frequently than I do.
Happy smoothie-making!
rumen contents:
When I am sufficiently motivated, I make myself a green smoothie in the morning and bring it to school in a glass jar. Yes, it's a glass canning jar, and yes, I carry it around with me throughout the day.
(what is a green smoothie, you ask? um, try one - it's a blended-together mix of greens/fruit/berries/seeds/nut butter/whatever you want. although they range from simple [double handful of spinach+water+2 bananas+apple] to unusual [mango+kale+soy milk+raspberries+hot pepper+apple], they are very tasty.)
As you might expect, seeing a person drinking a bright green sludgy substance on a regular basis is a cause for curiosity or concern. Most of the time, I explain what exactly is in the jar and offer the inquisitive person a taste.
However...when the associate dean of the vet school (a wizened old ambulatory practitioner) raised an eyebrow and inquired about my drink, I instead said:
"Oh, I dipped this out of the surgery rumenotomy bucket this morning. It's delicious!"
(what is a green smoothie, you ask? um, try one - it's a blended-together mix of greens/fruit/berries/seeds/nut butter/whatever you want. although they range from simple [double handful of spinach+water+2 bananas+apple] to unusual [mango+kale+soy milk+raspberries+hot pepper+apple], they are very tasty.)
As you might expect, seeing a person drinking a bright green sludgy substance on a regular basis is a cause for curiosity or concern. Most of the time, I explain what exactly is in the jar and offer the inquisitive person a taste.
However...when the associate dean of the vet school (a wizened old ambulatory practitioner) raised an eyebrow and inquired about my drink, I instead said:
"Oh, I dipped this out of the surgery rumenotomy bucket this morning. It's delicious!"
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